How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

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Julia Alvarez

Dr. Payne Character Analysis

Dr. Payne is Yolanda’s therapist. Yolanda begins seeing Dr. Payne while she is in a relationship with John. Dr. Payne treats Yolanda throughout her mental breakdown and while she is institutionalized, and Yolanda falls in love with him. Yolanda hallucinates a black bird emerging from her body and gruesomely attacking Dr. Payne.

Dr. Payne Quotes in How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

The How the García Girls Lost Their Accents quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Payne or refer to Dr. Payne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Language, Storytelling, and Identity Theme Icon
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4. Joe Quotes

Out it flies, delighting in its newfound freedom, its dark hooded beak and tiny head dropping like its sex between arching wings.

Related Characters: Dr. Payne, Yolanda García
Related Symbols: Black Birds
Page Number: 83-84
Explanation and Analysis:
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Dr. Payne Quotes in How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

The How the García Girls Lost Their Accents quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Payne or refer to Dr. Payne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Language, Storytelling, and Identity Theme Icon
).
4. Joe Quotes

Out it flies, delighting in its newfound freedom, its dark hooded beak and tiny head dropping like its sex between arching wings.

Related Characters: Dr. Payne, Yolanda García
Related Symbols: Black Birds
Page Number: 83-84
Explanation and Analysis: